What is recorded here

Hachured fort is a ruined earthen ring in County Longford, still holding its shape on a gentle slope despite losing most of its height. It may have been a small dwelling place, a boundary marker, or a forgotten ritual site, but the division of its interior and the hidden entrance suggest more than a random heap of soil. The land has taken back most of what was built there, leaving only a faint circle and a suggestion of rooms behind the grass.

On a gentle E-facing slope in pasture. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 34m) enclosed by a partially denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.7m; H 0.4m) with traces of a very shallow external fosse (Wth 1.4-1.5m; D 0.15m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded that the original entrance may have been at E and that the interior was divided into unequal portions by a substantial bank of earth and stone. These features are no longer visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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